Is OLFACTORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLFACTORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLFACTORY mean?
- adjective
of or relating to olfaction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + L (1) + F (4) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OLFACTORY
OLFACTORY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OLFACTORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- factory15
- crafty14
- farcy13
- actorly12
- floaty12
- calory11
- factor11
- fatly11
- footy11
- foray11
- forty11
- lofty11
- trayf11
- clary10
- coaly10
- cooly10
- craft10
- croft10
- focal10
- lycra10
- octyl10
- oracy10
- talcy10
- flay10
- fray10
- yoof10
- locator9
- acyl9
- calf9
- clay9
- cloy9
- coft9
- coly9
- coof9
- corf9
- cory9
- fact9
- floc9
- lacy9
- racy9
- fay9
- fly9
- foy9
- fry9
- afoot8
- aloft8
- aloof8
- float8
- floor8
- flora8
- flota8
- loofa8
- lyart8
- rooty8
- royal8
- caf8
- cay8
- coy8
- cry8
- actor7
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